Publication Date: September 20, 2022
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Ages 10 And Up, Grades 5 And Up
A chilling Gothic tale with a revealing glimpse of the iconic Mrs. Coulter--one of Philip Pullman's most enigmatic characters. This companion story to His Dark Materials is now in print for the first time in a beautiful gift edition.
In this darkly delicious tale, internationally acclaimed author Philip Pullman invites readers to meet the mysterious girl who will one day become the sinister Mrs. Coulter.
On a cold winter's night, two art collectors are settled before a fire in the senior common room of a college in Oxford, discussing two new unusual pieces--a portrait of a striking young woman and a bronze sculpture of a fearsome monkey. How could they imagine that they are about to be caught in the cross-fire of a story that has traveled across time and worlds. . . .
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Story Locale:Oxford, England
Series Overview: HIS DARK MATERIALS is: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. Companion books for the series are: Lyra's Oxford, Once Upon a Time in the North, The Collectors, Serpentine, and The Golden Compass Graphic Novel. The world is expanded further still in the series THE BOOK OF DUST.
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